Thirty years ago, half of the world was consumed by the Great World Blaze, a massive fire caused by the spontaneous manifestation of pyrokinetic abilities in a portion of the human population. Now known as the Burnish, those with the ability to wield fire find themselves the target of anti-Burnish sentiment, and tensions heighten further […]
Tag: Action
Review: Bungo Stray Dogs Complete Season 2 DVD/Blu-Ray Combo
The Armed Detective Agency finds itself assailed from all sides as Nakajima Atsushi, Osamu Dazai and the gang are engulfed in a turf war between the local Port Mafia and an American organisation called the Guild. With each group made up of members with supernatural abilities, the stakes intensify as new and dangerous ability users […]
Review: Bungo Stray Dogs Complete Season 1 DVD / Blu-Ray Combo
Fresh from being kicked out of his childhood orphanage, Nakajima Atsushi just can’t catch a break. Menaced a by a large white tiger that seems to follow him wherever he goes, Atsushi runs into Dazai and Kunikida, members of the Armed Detective Agency who happen to be tracking the creature. After some bribery, Atsushi agrees […]
Review: Mob Psycho 100 Complete Season 1 (DVD / Blu-Ray Combo)
Shigeo Kageyama, nicknamed Mob, is a high schooler with immense psychic powers. To keep his powers in check, Mob works as an assistant for con man and self-proclaimed psychic master Reigen Arataka, performing odd jobs for a variety of clientele whose issues range from true hauntings to blemishes on photos that are supposedly evil spirits. […]
Review: Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Complete Season 2 (Blu-Ray)
The private security company known as Tekkadan has made a name for itself after escorting the revolutionary Kudelia Aina Bernstein to Earth and ensuring that exile Makanai reassumed his position as Prime Minister of the Arbrau nation. Although the losses were great and many Tekkadan members died during the journey, their victory exposed the corruption […]
Review: Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Part 2 (Eps 36-64 + Ova) (Blu-Ray)
Their journey to return their original bodies and oppose the plans of the Homunculi and their mysterious Father has led the Elric brothers to Fort Briggs, a stronghold in the North of Amestris that is commanded by the aggressively capable General Olivier Armstrong and her soldiers. Having just taken care of the Homunculus Sloth and […]
Review: Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Part 1 (Eps 1-35) (Blu-Ray)
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood is one of those series that almost needs no introduction. Both the manga by Hiromu Arakawa and the two anime adaptations by Studio Bones are extremely well known and loved, each achieving critical acclaim for fantastic character narratives, exploration of themes of war, life, death, progress and suffering, and the philosophical questions […]
Review: Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Complete Season 1 (Blu-Ray)
One of the greatest moments in the life of an anime fan is finding one of THE shows you just know you’re going to love for the rest of your life. A show that takes tropes and elements from other anime and actually incorporates them in meaningful ways, a show that makes you feel excited […]
Review: Ushio and Tora Complete Series (DVD)
Ushio Aotsuki is an average middle school student of the anime variety – he gets into fist fights with his dad over petty arguments, is incapable of ignoring people in need, and has several friends who show their affection for him by being as violent and tsundere as possible. If that wasn’t enough, Ushio also […]
Review: One Punch Man (Blu-Ray)
One Punch Man has earned a feverish cult following in the aftermath of its critical and commercial success since 2015. This latest release from Madman brings together the full TV series and the OVAs into a single package, so now seems as good an opportunity as any dive in to see what all the hype […]